Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A Scott Township man was arrested earlier this month after police said he stole his elderly neighbor’s car and threatened her if she called authorities. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Scott Township police blotter.
A Scott Township man was arrested earlier this month after police said he stole his elderly neighbor’s car and threatened her if she called authorities. Scott Township police said Robert Jasper, 47, took the woman’s car from her Elmbrook Lane home and was seen driving it around the neighborhood on March 8. The woman was fearful, police said, so she didn’t contact them. However, another person in the neighborhood noticed Jasper driving the woman’s car and called police. Police on the following day charged Jasper with theft and terroristic threats. He was released on those charges, but investigators later discovered he was wanted on other felony charges. Police said they also charged him with resisting arrest while trying to take him into …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Someone broke into a vacant Kirwan Heights home last week and stole more than $200 worth of copper piping from the residence. Read about that and other crime in the weekly Collier Township police blotter.
Someone broke into a vacant Kirwan Heights home last week and stole copper piping from the residence. Collier Township police said a person who was cleaning the home on North Gray Avenue on March 7 to prepare it for sale found the house burglarized. Police said more than $200 worth of copper piping was taken from the vacant home. It’s not known when the copper piping was stolen. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter Public intox charge: Kieran Downey, 56, of Pittsburgh, was charged with public drunkenness after Collier Township police said they saw him visibly intoxicated and falling into Thoms Run Road on Feb. 21. Merchandise stolen: Collier Township police said a pen worth $41 and …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
A Coraopolis man is accused of trespassing and making threats after Heidelberg police found him sleeping in a home a day after the resident kicked him out.
A Coraopolis man is accused of trespassing and making threats after Heidelberg police found him sleeping in a borough home a day after the resident kicked him out. Police said Ronald Goins, 42, returned to the residence in the 1600 block of West Railroad Street on March 6 and began fighting with the person. Police said he was told on “several occasions” to never return. He was charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct and terroristic threats. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Three people face numerous charges after Scott Township police said they stole various items from stores at the Greentree Road Shopping Center and two other plazas. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Scott Township police blotter.
Three people face numerous charges after Scott Township police said they stole various items from stores at the Greentree Road Shopping Center and two other plazas. Police said Micaela Carpenter, 27, of Pittsburgh, Precious Green, 18, of Wilkinsburg, and Eric Swan, 26, of Pittsburgh, went into the Papermart and Marshall’s store and took several items from the store on Feb. 28. The trio also allegedly possessed devices to try to avoid setting off the security sensors. Upon searching their vehicle, investigators said they found more than $2,000 worth of items from stores in Robinson and North Fayette. Police charged them with retail theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or …
Friday, March 1, 2013
A Bridgeville man who is a registered sex offender for an indecent assault in 2011 was arrested last month and accused of prostitution in the borough.
A Bridgeville man who is a registered sex offender for an indecent assault in 2011 was arrested last month and accused of prostitution in the borough. Bridgeville police said they charged Kenneth Capes, 24, with prostitution and criminal solicitation following an incident on Station Street on Feb. 4. Capes allegedly received sex acts from another man, and then that man also gave him DVDs and promised him an additional $80, police said. Police said there later was a disagreement about the money. Police did not identify the other man or say if he would face charges. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter Bridgeville Drug charges: Brenton Dillon, 28, of Bridgeville, was charged with …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A Pittsburgh man was allegedly high on marijuana when he crashed on Campbells Run Road with his 5-year-old daughter in the car. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Collier Township police blotter.
A Pittsburgh man was allegedly high on marijuana when he crashed near the Parkway West in Collier with his 5-year-old daughter in the car. Collier Township police said they responded to a crash on Campbells Run Road around 3 a.m. on Feb. 15 and found the driver, John Gramz, 33, apparently under the influence of drugs. His car had crashed into a guardrail and sustained damage to the front fender and wheel, police said. Police said they found Gramz’s 5-year-old daughter in the car during the early-morning crash. Neither of them was injured in the crash. Gramz was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, child endangerment and marijuana possession. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our …
Friday, February 22, 2013
A caller reporting to police three people were trying to break-in to their Bridgeville home led to multiple arrests on gun charges. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Bridgeville police blotter.
A caller reporting to police three people were trying to break-in to their Bridgeville home led to multiple arrests on gun charges. Bridgeville police said they received the call on Feb. 3 from a resident in the 100 block of Union Street that three people were trying to get into the home. “One of the people was a drug dealer known to carry a gun,” Bridgeville police said in a press release emailed to the media. An officer responding to the call saw a car leaving the area and stopped it, holding it at gunpoint until other officers arrived. Police said they found a .40-caliber handgun in the car and arrested three people on numerous charges. Ladontaries D. Gaston, 20, of Aliquippa, Terra Michaels, 21, of Pittsburgh, and Aaron L. Carter, 26…
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
A South Fayette man who crashed his SUV into Thoms Run stream with his two dogs in the vehicle is being charged for drunken driving. Read about that and scrap metal thefts in the weekly Collier Township police blotter.
A South Fayette man who crashed his SUV into Thoms Run stream with his two dogs in the vehicle is being charged for drunken driving. Collier Township police said George Ferguson, 60, was intoxicated when his SUV crashed into the stream on KB Hollow Road on Feb. 4. Neither Ferguson nor his two dogs were injured when the SUV rolled into the stream on the municipal line between Collier and South Fayette townships. Firefighters had to pull Ferguson and the dogs from the wreckage, and had some trouble removing the SUV from the stream. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter Collier Township Battery cords stolen: Thomas Snyder, 33, of Pittsburgh, and Michael Conway, 46, of Scott Township, face …
Monday, February 18, 2013
One of the women allegedly involved in the retail theft is also accused of bringing her 2-year-old child to the store. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Scott Township police blotter.
Two women are accused of stealing nearly $500 worth of clothing from Walmart. Scott Township police said they charged Carlee Windsor, 22, of Pittsburgh, and India Lee, 20, of Carnegie, with retail theft for allegedly shoplifting the clothes on Feb. 11. Police said they also charged Lee with trespassing, false ID to police and child endangerment. Lee brought her 2-year-old child in a stroller while participating in the alleged retail theft, police said. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-mail Newsletter Scott Township Man accused of breaking into apartment: Scott Township police said they charged a Mt. Lebanon man with burglary and several other crimes after he allegedly showed up drunk at a friend’s …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Three teenagers face drug possession charges after Collier Township police found them in a car at the Panhandle Trail parking lot earlier this month. Read about that and other crime news in the weekly Collier Township police blotter.
Three teenagers face drug possession charges after Collier Township police officers said they found them in a car at the Panhandle Trail parking lot earlier this month. Police said they noticed the car in the parking lot around 10 p.m. on Feb. 4 and investigated because there were people in the car moving around and trying to conceal something. Police said they charged Cody Bean, 19, of Rosslyn Farms with possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and receiving stolen property. Police said he was wearing a ring that belonged to his mother, which she reported was stolen. Police also said they charged Raymond Drozak, 19, of Scott Township, and William Numer, 18, of Crafton, with drug possession. Numer also faces charges of …
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9:50 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013
I've known of this guy for a long time. He has made a living on theft/shoplifting. I can't believe he's not in jail already. more ›